# Tim Turner

> Tim Turner is the co-founder and CEO of Subsplash, the church technology company he established with his wife Kristy in 2005. Originally a design and software consulting studio, it shifted toward church apps after a pro bono project for their Seattle congregation in 2009. Subsplash serves more than 20,000 churches and ministries and became part of Roper Technologies in an $800 million acquisition completed in July 2025. Turner continues as CEO and received a 2026 Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Subsplash
- **Organizations:** Subsplash, Vistage Worldwide, Microsoft, Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, AIGA
- **Education:** BFA, Visual Communication Design, University of Washington, BFA, Interdisciplinary Fine Art, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Subsplash from a garage-based studio to a platform serving more than 20,000 churches and ministries., Led Subsplash through its $800 million acquisition by Roper Technologies in July 2025., Recipient of a 2026 Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award.

## Career timeline

- **2004–2005** — Worked as a software product designer at Microsoft, focused on touchscreen interactions.
- **2005** — Co-founded Subsplash with Kristy Turner as a design and software consulting studio.
- **2005–2007** — Served as treasurer at AIGA.
- **2009** — Subsplash built a pro bono iPhone church app for the Turners’ Seattle congregation.
- **2014** — Became a Vistage member.
- **2016** — Subsplash introduced Giving and GrowCurve.
- **2018–2024** — Served on the board of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company.
- **2018** — Subsplash announced a Wenatchee office; Kristy grew up in East Wenatchee.
- **2019** — K1 Investment Management invested in Subsplash.
- **2024** — Subsplash acquired Pulpit AI.
- **2025** — Roper Technologies completed its $800 million acquisition of Subsplash on July 25.
- **2026** — Received a Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award and continued as Subsplash CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Subsplash from a garage-based studio to a platform serving more than 20,000 churches and ministries.
- Led Subsplash through its $800 million acquisition by Roper Technologies in July 2025.
- Recipient of a 2026 Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Subsplash appeared on the Inc. 5000 every year from 2020 through 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Subsplash announced on May 12 that Turner had received a 2026 Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award.
- **2026-01** — Published a first-person reflection on Subsplash’s beginnings, integrated church technology and its continuing work under Roper ownership.
- **2025-07** — Roper Technologies completed its acquisition of Subsplash; Turner continued as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.subsplash.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timturner
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/timjet

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Last updated: 2026-10-25